MG Cyberster - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

STARTINGANDDRIVING
T yrePressureMonitoringSystem
(TPMS)
TPMScannotreplaceroutine
maintenance.Therefore,pleaseensure
regularchecksareconductedtoensurethe
tyresareinroadlegalconditionandthe
pressuressetarecorrect.
Usingadevicewiththeradiofrequency
similartothatofTPMSinsideornear
thevehiclemayinterferetheoperationof
tyrepressuremonitoringsystem,leadingto
temporaryfailurealarm.
TPMSmonitorsthetyrepressurethroughradiowaveand
sensingtechnique.TheTPMSsensorcanmonitorthe
pressureofallthetyresonthevehicleandsendittoa
receiverinthevehicle.Youcanviewthetyrepressure
viatheinstrumentpackoron-boardentertainmentdisplay.
TPMScanremindyouoflowtyrepressure,butitcannot
replacenormaltyremaintenance.Fortyremaintenance,
pleasereferto'T yres'inthe'Maintenance'chapter.
Note:TheTPMSgivesthedriverawarningwhenthe
tyrepressureislow.Thesystemhasnofunctionality
toinatethetyre..
IftheTPMSmalfunctionindicatorlamp
illuminates,andthewarningmessage'XXT yrePressure
Low'isdisplayed,itisadvisedthatyoupleasestopthecar
assoonaspossible,checkthetyrepressurewhentheyare
coldandinatethetyretothestandardpressurevalue.
ThetyrepressurelabelattachedtotheBpillarindicates
thestandardpressurevaluerequiredbyyourvehicletyres
whentheyarecold.
Drivingwithunder-inatedtyresmayoverheatandcausea
fault.Overorunder-inatedtyreswearoutmorerapidly
andalsohaveadetrimentaleffectonthecar’shandling
characteristics.Under-inatedtyresincreasetherolling
resistanceofthecarwhich,inturn,increasespower
consumption.
TPMSSelf-learning
WhenreplacingaTPMSsensororreceiver,orperforming
tyrerotation,theTPMSself-learningprocessisrequired,
somevehiclescanperformthefollowingoperationsto
completeself-learning:
1Poweroffandlockthevehiclefor25minutes.
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